Nick Shen | |
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| Born | 26 August 1976 |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | St. Thomas Secondary School |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] |
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| Awards | Star Search 1999 : Singapore Male Champion |
| Stage name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈煒竣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈炜竣 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Wěijùn |
| Birth name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 沈偉峻 |
| Simplified Chinese | 沈伟峻 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shěn Wěijùn |
Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor,businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011,Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore.
Shen has a younger brother. [3]
He attended St. Thomas Secondary School and had pursued a Diploma in Mass Communication at the Management Development Institute of Singapore. [4]
Shen joined MediaCorp after winning the local edition of Star Search Singapore in 1999. [5] Besides acting he has written and performed his own songs,some of which were used for MediaCorp drama theme songs. He left MediaCorp in early 2012 [6] and has since been working on the promotion of Chinese opera in Singapore. [4] Shen is the global winner for Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World and JCI Cultural Achievement Honoure Award in 2014. [7]
Shen has appeared as a guest radio DJ on MediaCorp Capital 95.8FM. He is also a faculty member of the Singapore Media Academy where he lectures in the Diploma in Acting course. [1]
Since April 2013,Shen began performing the Chinese art of bian lian . He is the first actor in Singapore to master the art,where he was trained by Chinese bian lian master Li Shuimin for two years. [1]
Shen shared on social media that he had a severe case of shingles which began developing symptoms in July 2023,which in turn led to a diagnosis of Bell's palsy. [8] He was hospitalised for the illnesses for five days in September 2023. [9] [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mr OK (OK先生) | Xiaodong | ||
| My Grandpa (公公,你的名字好难叫) | Fang Zhenhua | |||
| S.N.A.G. (新好男人) | ||||
| 2000 | Right Frequency II | |||
| The Stratagem (世纪攻略) | ||||
| 2001 | Beyond the Axis of Truth | Zhuge Fei | ||
| Three Women and a Half | Jeffrey | |||
| Growing Up | Meng | |||
| The Reunion | San Wan | |||
| The Hotel | Huang Dajun | |||
| 2002 | First Touch | Wee Teck Meng | ||
| Kopi-O II | Hong Jinbao | |||
| 2003 | First Touch II | Wee Teck Meng | ||
| My Love,My Home (同一屋檐下) | ||||
| Always on My Mind 无炎的爱 | ||||
| Lobang King | ||||
| A Toast of Love | David Pan Weiwen | |||
| 2004 | An Ode to Life | Zhang Ruiming | ||
| 2005 | Beautiful Illusions | |||
| Beyond the aXis of Truth II | Zhuge Fei | |||
| A Promise for Tomorrow | Tang Weihong | |||
| 2006 | CID | Fly | ||
| Family Matters | Shi Baobao | |||
| I Not Stupid Too | Hao Letian | |||
| 2007 | Like Father,Like Daughter | Coconut / Ah Gui | ||
| Metamorphosis | Zhang Shaoqi | |||
| 2008 | Taste of Love | |||
| Crime Busters x 2 | Sun Jiaqing | |||
| 2009 | Perfect Cut II | |||
| 2010 | The Pupil | DPP Lawrence Khoo | ||
| The Illusionist (魔幻视界) | James's father (young) | |||
| New Beginnings | Zhen Xiong | |||
| The Family Court | Wu Baoming | |||
| 2011 | In Time with You | Woody | ||
| 2017 | Legal Eagles | Zhou Xiongwei | ||
| Eat Already? 3 | Ken | |||
| 2018 | 118 Reunion (118大团圆) | George | ||
| Doppelganger –Prequel (入侵者- 前传) | Billy | |||
| Say Cheese | Pan Heping | |||
| 2019 | Walk with Me (谢谢你出现在我的行程里) | Prof Dong | ||
| 2020 | Titoudao:Inspired by the True Story of a Wayang Star | Gwee Boon | [10] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | The Casuarina Cove | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Tanjong Rhu | Kelvin | Short film | |
| 2012 | Filial Haven | Rick | Short film | |
| Ah Boys to Men | ||||
| My Ghost Partner | ||||
| 2013 | Red Numbers | |||
| Time No Enough | ||||
| 2016 | Zi Char | Telemovie | ||
| Mother | Short film |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 1999 | Star Awards | Best Newcomer | My Grandpa | Won |
| 2001 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Three Women and A Half (as Jeffrey) | Nominated |
| Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes | — | Nominated | ||
| 2002 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Reunion (as San Wan) | Nominated |
| 2004 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Always on My Mind (as Tang Xinhai) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Like Father,Like Daughter (as Gui) | Nominated |